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        <ExplanationTxt>ALL NC SHERIFFS BELONG TO THE ASSOCIATION AND EACH OF THEM GET TO VOTE ON MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (GOVERNING BODY).</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE ASSOCIATION'S FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY AND EXAMINED BY THE ASSOCIATION'S EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL BEFORE FILING. COPIES OF FORM 990 ARE KEPT AT THE ASSOCIATION OFFICES AND MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD BEFORE AND AFTER FILING.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF THE ASSOCIATION'S WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS READ AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BOARD.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL IS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD BASED UPON AN EXAMINATION OF COMPENSATION DATA GATHERED FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY AND THE ASSOCIATION'S GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 2017 THE ASSOCIATION HIRED AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, CAI, TO CONDUCT A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE PAY RATES FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE ASSOCIATION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>COPIES OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST AT THE ASSOCIATION'S OFFICE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE ASSOCIATION ACTED IN 2023 AS THE GRANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN (ICAC) TASKFORCE INCENTIVE, AS DIRECTED BY THE NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN SESSION LAW 2021-180 (SB-105). $3,000,000 OF FUNDING WAS RECEIVED BY THE ASSOCIATION IN DECEMBER 2022 FROM THE NC DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (NC DPS). SINCE THE MONEY WAS NOT THE PROPERTY OF THE ASSOCIATION, ALL CASH WAS SHOWN AS A RESTRICTED CASH ASSET WITH A CORRESPONDING LIABILITY IN THE ACCOUNTS 'DUE TO NC DPS AND ICAC RECIPIENTS' IN THE PRIOR YEAR. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022, THE ASSOCIATION HAD RECEIVED GRANT REIMBURSEMENT APPLICATIONS FROM ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO (122) AGENCIES TOTALING $6,889,349. APPLICATIONS WERE APPROVED FOR FIFTY-FIVE (55) NORTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TOTALING $2,418,028. THE BALANCE OF THE FUNDS PLUS ANY INTEREST EARNED WAS RETURNED TO NC DPS BY THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD, JUNE 30, 2023. PLEASE NOTE THE $10,147,257 TOTAL ASSETS REPORTED ON THE PRIOR YEAR 990 INCLUDES $3,000,000 INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN (ICAC) FUNDS. THESE FUNDS WERE NOT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NC SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION AND WERE ALL DISBURSED TO THE GRANT RECIPIENTS, USED TO PAY FOR AN AUDIT OR RETURNED TO NC DPS BY 6/30/2023 AS STATED ABOVE.</ExplanationTxt>
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